The Big Hurrah Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 171 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 171 Feet (52 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.6531, -164.24440
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Big Hurrah Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Hurrah Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1923
Description: 34,963 Yards Processed. 373 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1921
Description: 29 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1920
Description: 25 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 70,000 Yards Processed. 713 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 68 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 70 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 652 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 500 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 122 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 1270 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 47 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1916
Description: 60,000 Yards Processed. 574 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 12,000 Yards Processed. 261 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 35 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 80 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 40,500 Yards Processed. 332 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 652 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 120 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1935
Description: 128 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 6,000 Yards Processed. 60 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 23 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 19,000 Yards Processed. 554 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 60,700 Yards Processed. 342 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1920
Description: 43,888 Yards Processed. 416 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 40,000 Yards Processed. 509 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003301
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-246
Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 102
Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 14, 209
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 223, 227-232
Reference (Deposit): B345m p. 222
Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 291
Reference (Deposit): B433 pp. 139, 156, 180-182
Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 360
Reference (Deposit): B520t p. 342
Reference (Deposit): B592u p. 390
Reference (Deposit): B712h pp. 187, 189
Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 233
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 9
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 25
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): OF4 pp. 3-4
Reference (Deposit): MF445
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 91
Reference (Deposit): BMOF73-75 p. 72
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-156
Reference (Deposit): OF75-2
Reference (Deposit): OF78-181 pp. 24-25
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-024
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-135
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-136
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-199
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-214
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-235
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-241
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